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Francesco Molinari made quick work of Torrey Pines South, coasting to a 4-under-par 34-34=68 during round one of the Farmers Insurance Open.

Molinari split seven (of 14) fairways and landed 10 greens in regulation today, failing to get up-and-down on just one of those eight scrambling chances. The flat stick never warmed up for the Italian, as his longest conversion came in the form of a 7'8" par-saver. After a pair of over-par rounds in his 2016 debut, Molinari has now rattled off five straight rounds in red numbers here at Torrey Pines. Making his first appearance of 2018, there appears to be no signs of rust. Jan 25 - 5:34 PM

Francesco Molinari will make his first start of the 2018 calendar year as he preps for this week's Farmers Insurance Open.

The Italian was last seen at the Hero World Challenge in early December, finishing 8th in the limited, 18-man field. Resting for nearly two months, his form will be a bit of a question mark this week. Last year, he opened his year with a T12 at the CareerBuilder before coming to Torrey Pines and rattling off a T14. As we often see, Molinari showed remarkable consistency last year, posting all four rounds in red numbers. That was a big improvement over his 2016 Farmers debut where he posted 75-73=148 (+4) to miss the cut. His lack of length and lack of recent results makes him a boom-or-bust play for gamers this week. Jan 24 - 5:19 PM

Francesco Molinari danced around the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, carding a sparkling 7-under-par 33-32=65 which vaulted him into T5 at the Nedbank Golf Challenge on 3-under 213.

For two days it had been a reward-free grind for the Italian as he could find only five birdies to make up for nine bogeys yet everything changed on Saturday. He made not one error and between the fifth and the 16th holes he made seven birdies. There were three pairs of red numbers, at 5 and 6, 9 and 10, then 13 and 14 before the final tick at 16. Twelve months ago he played the first 36 holes in 4-over, the second in 8-under. He's on track to improve on that this year. He won the 2012 Open de Espana from four back after 54 holes so will aim to go one better on Sunday as he currently lies five back of the potentially vulnerable leader Scott Jamieson. Sat, Nov 11, 2017 09:23:00 AM

Francesco Molinari took victory in the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions in China and slots in at eighth on the Race to Dubai ahead of this week's edition at Sheshan International.

The win seven years ago helped Molinari end the campaign in a career-best fifth spot on the RTD but he could challenge or better that given the significant purses here and at the final three events of the season. The Ryder Cup star returns on the back of T6 in defense of his Italian Open title earlier this month while his T2 at the PGA Championship, his best finish in the majors, is still fresh in the memory. One other key to Molinari's chances this week is how well he performs on the greens at Sheshan. Never a strong suit normally, he topped the Putts Per Round stats when winning in 2010 and three other appearances in the PPR standings there have helped him build course form of 9-10-1-23-21-6. Wed, Oct 25, 2017 08:37:00 AM